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There are many organizations that work with young people to improve their lives and help them make a difference in the world. Some of these organizations are listed below.


ASPIRA (Newark, NJ)
Provides parents with the knowledge, leadership and problem-solving skills to assist their children to remain in school and contribute to their community...

Children's Express
A national non-profit youth development and leadership organization that uses oral journalism to give children a significant voice...

CollegeBound.NET
CB NET provides college admissions information for high school students.

The Computer Clubhouse (Boston, MA)
An after-school learning environment where young people from inner-city neighborhoods explore their own interests...

Do Something
A national organization that inspires young people to believe that change is possible and trains, funds, and mobilizes...

Educational Video Center (New York, NY)
A community-based media center that teaches documentary video production and media analysis...

Hall Walls (Buffalo, NY)
A multi-disciplinary arts center to support the creation and presentation of new work...

I*EARN (International)
A global network enabling students and teachers to undertake projects designed to make a meaningful difference...

Libraries for the Future
Libraries for the Future (LFF) is working to preserve and revitalize the public library, our community communications center...

The Mirror Project (Somerville, MA)
An alternative Media Project that teaches inner city teenagers how to create videos reflecting their daily lives...

National Network of Violence Prevention Practitioners
A national membership organization open to all youth violence prevention practitioners...

NetDay
NetDay is a grass-roots volunteer effort to wire schools so they can network their computers and connect them to the Internet...

Picture the Pieces: Alternatives to Violence (International)
Community-based mural projects emphasizing hope and to end the violence...

The Point Community Development Corporation (Bronx, NY)
A neighborhood organization dedicated to youth development, cultural and economic revitalization...

Plugged In
Offers technology-related services that allow people to take advantage of the educational and economic opportunities created by information technologies...

Project HIP-HOP
Project HIP-HOP takes diverse groups of students on civil rights tours of the South, meeting with movement veterans...

Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (New York)
A comprehensive school-based program in conflict resolution and intergroup relations...

Serious Teens Acting Responsibly (Orangeburg, SC)
A grassroots effort to stem the tide of youth entering the penal system and reduce the numbers of pregnant teenagers...

Safe Schools Coalition
An organization dedicated to helping make our communities humane places in which to live and work...

Youth Force
Created to school young people to the fact that we are not powerless, we should be seen AND heard...


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